Governor Ron DeSantis unveils Thomas Jefferson statue at Jefferson County Courthouse

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  It was a busy morning in Monticello on Wednesday, July 2, when a press conference was held by Governor Ron DeSantis on the south side of the Jefferson County Courthouse, capturing the attention of legislators, community leaders, media outlets and local residents, who gathered to hear him speak around 9 a.m. The fanfare was prompted by the unveiling of a new statue of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States and Jefferson County's na